In this newly revised edition, John and his sister Emily live with their family in a farming community. After rising at sun-up to do their chores on the farm and in the household, John and Emily's day begins with a long walk to the one-room school. A Child's Day also describes: reading and ciphering, "making their manners," the different expectations boys and girls had for their future, children's books, toys, and games.

Presents a day in the life of a young girl living in a village in Finnish Lapland, discussing the social life, customs, religion, history, and language of the Sami people.

Presents a day in the life of a child living in Cairo, discussing the social life, customs, religion, history, and language of Egypt.

The author, Shyima Hall was eight when her parents sold her into slavery. In Egypt's capitol city of Cairo, she lived with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyimas' servitude-- but her journey to true freedom was far from over. Now a US citizen,...

A selection of twenty spirituals, that distinctive music from the time of slavery. Includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords.